Anticreeper for railroad-rails.



. D. F. VAUGHAN,

ANTIGRBBPER FOR RMLBOAD RAILS.

APPLICATION L-ED JULY 3lx 19H.

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, WIT/VESSES ad i D. P. VAUGHAN.

ANTIGREBPBR POR RAILROAD RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1914.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID F. VAUGHAN, OF BIVERTON, NEW JERSEY.

ANTICREEPER FOR RAILROAD-RAILS.

1.1.13,518. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led Julil 3l.

To ml ee/zonz it may concern:

Be it known that L D .xvrn F. Vltrfonnx, -a citizen of the llnited btntes, residing at Riverton. in the county of Burlington and State ofv New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful linprovenunits in Anticreepers for Railroad-Rails, et which the t'ollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ailticreepers for railroad rnils, of the type wherein a bar adapted to extend beneath the rail and having means on one end thereof adapted to engage one side ot the rail base is employed 1n conjunction with a shoe adapted to engage the other side or' the rail base aud the bar.

The object ot my invention is to provide an anticreeper o l: this type with a novel-,siniple and eliicient means for clamping the shoe and the bar together and for securely holdthe anticreeper in proper working positien upon the rail. l\ceording` to my invention l emploxv a locking' member and insert it between a port ot' the bar and a part ot' the shoe and l construct and arrange the diti'erent parts so that the locking member will lock the bar and the shoe together and will be retained in place and parts of the anticreeper will be forced into gripping eugag'ement with the rail by a part or" the device constructed of spring inetait nud tend ingl to resume a normal condition from which it was sprung. l prefer to form thc lockingr member ot spring metal and to construct and relate it to the other elements or the device so that it may be sprung from a normal condition to perform the spring function above mentioned. although the spring aetion need not be present in the locking niember in the broad aspect of mv invention as will hereinafter appear.

llVith this object in view. my invented antiereeper consists of the elements and the combinations of them hereinafter fully described and partienlarlvv claimed.

In the accompanydngdrawings, illustrating my invention: Fivure l is a plan view ot a portion ot' a railroad rail, a port-ion of a cross tie and one form of my improved anti i'reepe." applied to the rail. Figui.) is an eleration of the parts shown in Fig. l, as seen from a position looking at one end of the rail. Fig. l is a side viewof the parts shown in Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a side' View of the parts shown in Fig. l, showing the locking niember out ot locking position and above the Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

serial No. 854,248.

space into' which it is forced when driven.

the rail base -l and is of the following construction: Extending transversely beneath the. rail 3 is a bar .Sharing a hook 6 formed on one end thereof which is hooked over and engages one side ot the rail base -i and has its upper 'end 7 bent rearwardly to engage the top or' the rail base rearvardl)r of the bar fr.. as shown. for a purpose hereinafter explained. Ythe other end ot the bar 5 is provided with an upwardly-extending portion 8 and is adapted to engage a shoe 9 which embraces the side of the rail base 4 opposite to the side thereof engaged b v the hook G, and is constructed as clearly shown in the drawings. T he upwaidly-extending portion 8 of the bar 5 extends above the bottom of the. rail 3 outwardly of one side thereof. and the shoe 9 hasl a portion 10 which extends over the bar 5 and between its upwardly-extending end portion 8 and the adjacent side of the rail7 and the portion 8 of the bar 5 engagingr the portion l0 of the shoe 9 retains the shoe in place upon the Aside of the rail base.

The shoe 9 extends downwardly. at- 11, adjacent to the rearward Jface of the bar 5, and also. at l2.- t'orwardly of the bar 'lie shoe extends above and beneath the rail base and thus embraces the .adjacent side ot' the rail base both torwardl)v and rearwardl)v ot the bar 5 while thc portion l0 oi the shoe t) extending over the bar 5 does not extend beneath the rail base7 `permitting the bar 5 to lie close to the bottoni of the nil throughout the width thereof. The lower portion ot' the rearward face ot' 'the bar 5 is engaged with the forward tace ot' dowuwardlv -extendingr portion ll of the shoe 9, and the portion ll has a projection i3 extending' 'forwardly beneath the bar 5 and supporting thl adjacent end thereof. The shoe 9 is provided with an outwardlyextending portion li having a groove 15 ALocated within the grgoove 15 is a locking member lwhich is inserted between the bar and the projection 14 of the shoe 9. The

- l llocking memberl is inserted intothe top of the groove 15 and then driven downwardly into the position shown. Downward movement of the member 16 is limited by a shoulder or stop part 17 in the bottom of the groove 15; and, when the member 16 is in place, accidental upward displacement thereof is prevented by a projection 18 on the bar 5 and extending over the upper end of the member 16.

Referring now only to Figs. 1, 2, Sand 4,

the locking member 16 is formed of spiral metal, and, in the normal condition thereof, is bowed, as shown in Fig. 4. Whem however, the spring locking member 16 kis driven into the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it, in tingling to resume normal-condition, exerts forward pressure against the shoe 9 and rearward pressure against the upwardly-extending end portion 8 of the bary 5 thereby forcing the lower portion of the rearward face of the bar,5 against the portion 11. of the shoe 9 and tending to twist the ybar 5, and thus forcing the rearwardly bent end-7 of the hook 6 down upon the rail base 4. This action also tends to twist the shoe 9 by forcing its forward end downwardly upon .the rail base and its rearward end upwardly against the bottom of the rail base, thereby forcing both the hook 6 and shoe 9 into gripping engagement with the rail. The spring locking member 16 is so 4shaped .that its point of contact with the shoe 9 will be above the center'of the memoer 16 to insure a greater pressure at the vupper end of the member than at the lower end thereof, so that the greatest pressure againstv the bar 5 will be near the top of its upwardly-extending portion 8 to increase the tendency of the spring locking member' 16 toftwist the bar and thus enhance the gripping action of the anticreeper against y,the raii base.

Referring now only to Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, the locking member 16 instead of being made in the form of a spring, is made in the form ,of a wedge, as shown; and the bar 5 is made of spring metal and thinner than that shown in Figs. 1 to .4. Further, in the normal confditionof the bar 5, the upwardly-extending portion 8 thereof is inclined forwardly when the bar rests upon the projection 13 and the rearwardly bent end of the hook 6 rests upon the railvbase 4 and before the wedge member 16 is driven into the groove 15, as shown in 8. lWhen, however, the wedge member 16 is driven into the position shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, it forces the upper end of the upwardlyextending portion 8 of the bar 5 rearwardly, thereby twisting the bar 5 rail.

and springing it from its normal condition and causing it, in tending to resume its normal condition, to exert forward pressure against the wedge 16 a11d the portion 14 of the shoe 9 and rearward pressure against the portion 11 of the shoe 9 at the lower edge of the bar 5, thereby forcing the rearwardly ent end 7 of the hoolr down upon the rail base' 4 and the top of the bar 5 up against the bottom of the rail, so that the spring action of the bar 5 holds the anticreeper firmly in gripping engagement with the rail and causes the locking member 16 to lock the b ar 5 and shoe 9 together.

In applying the anticreeper to the rail base 4, the shoe 9 is first applied to one side of the base 4 in the position shown. The hook 6 is then hooked over the other side of the rail base 4 and the bar 5 is brought into the position shown, in which one end of the bar is supported by its hook 6 resting on the the upwardly-extending portion 8 of the barv 5 and the outwardly-extending portion 14 of the shoe 9, and driven down into the posi tion shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7. As the locking member 16 is driven into place, the spring action in the member 16 in the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4'andl the spring action in the bar 5, in the construe,- tion shown in Figs. 4 to 8, permit the upper end of the locking member 16 to pass below the projection 18 and cause the projection 18 to spring back over the top of the locking-member 1G after it has been driven into place. The bottom of the projection 18 is beveled, as shown, to permit the locking member 16 to be forced upwardly and outwardly from its locking position, when it is desired to remove the anticreeper from the After the anticrecper has been applied to the rail it is adapted to g'rip the rail as hereinbefore described, and to engage the cross tie 2 and prevent the rail from creeping forwardly or in the direction of the arrow.

In the present form of embodiment of my invention, I .extend the shoe 9 forwardly from the bar 5 so that the shoe alone will engage the cross tie 2 and maintain the bar 5 out of'contact therewith. Should the rail attempt to creep forwardly, or in the direction of the arrow, forward movement of the shoe 9 and the adjacent end of the bar 5 will be lprevented by the shoe 9 engaging rthe cross tie 2, and the rail 3 will carry the ies , road l the upwardly extending portion 8 of the bar inWardl;7 against the shoe 9 and forcing the shoe 9 inwardly against the other side of the rail base, thns Causing the. antioreeper to increase its grip upon the rail and prevent it from creeping.

i claim:

l. rhe combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road beth of an anticreeper adapted to engage Said stationaryr part and comprising a bar ext-ending beneath the rail and pro i `ed wwith means to engage the rail base, a shoe engaging the rail base and a part of the bar, and a locking member inserted between a part of the bar and a part of the shoe one element of the antioreeper being formed of spring metal and sprung from a normal condition and holding said member in place and forcing'parts of the antiereeper against the rail in tending to resume said normal Condition.

2. The combination with a railroad rail having a. base, and a stationary part of a )edt of an antiereeper adapted'to engage said` stationary part and comprising a bar extending beneath the rail and provided with means to engage the rail base,

a shoe engaging the rail base and a part 'of the. bar? and a spring locking member inserted between a part of the bai' and a part of the shoe and sprung from a normal conr dition and forcing parts of the anticreeper against the rail in tending to lresume said normal condition. f

8. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, of an anticreeper adapted to en-v gage said stationary part and com rising a bar extending beneath the rail and iaving a hoolr on one end thereof engaging one side it the, rail base andhaving an up- Wardly-extentling portion on the other end thereoi-I adjacent to the lother side of the rail base and extending above the bottom of the iaii7 a shoe engaging the rail base and a bart of the bar, and a' locking member inserted between a part of the bar and a artv or" the shoe, one element of the anti- ICreeper being formed or spring metal and ';-;`prung from a normal Condition and holding said memberl in place and forcing parts ot the antioreeper against the rail in tending te esnme ,said normal condition.

4. The Combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary art o' a road bed, o't an anticreeper a. apted to y iid stationary part and Comprising a bar e Iending beneath Ithe rail and having a hook oon one end thereoic engaging one side ot the rail base and having an upwardly-extending portion on the other end thereof adjacent tothe other side or the rail base and extending abovehe bottoin'of the rail, a shoe engaging the rail base and` a lroatl bed. ot an anticreeper adaptedto engage said stationary part and Comprising a bar extending beneath the rail and having a ln'olqoii one endthereot engaging one side of the rail base, and having an n` n'ardlyextencling portion on the `otheren Y Y thereof adjacentv to the other side of the rail{ base and extending above the -bottoin ot and having a part extending between the nptnined end of the bar and the rail, and a he rail, a shoe engaging the rail base t locking member inserted between a part of the shoe and the uptnrned end of the bar, one element .of the antioreeper being formed ot spring metal and sprung from a normal condition and holding said member in place and `forcing parts ofthe antiereeper against the rail in tending to resume said normal eondition. f

6. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, land* av stationary' part of a road bed, ot an anticreeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprising a bar extending beneath the rail and having a hook onene end thereof engaging one side of the rail base and having an upwardly-extending portion on the other end 10Q thereof adjacent to the other side of the rail base and extending above the bottom ot the rail, a shoe engaging the rail base and having a part extending between the nptnrned end of. the bar and the rail, and

a spring locking member inserted-between a part et the shoe and the uptnrned end of the bar and sprung from a norx'nalreo-ndition and forcing parts of theanticreeper against the rail in tending to resume said normal condition.- v .t 7. The comhinationwith a railroad rail having a base, and ar stationary part of a road bed, of an anticreeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprising a bar extending beneath the rail and having a hook on one end thereof engaging oneA side ot the rail base and having an up- 'Milly-extending portion on the other end thereof adjacent to the other side ot the 12o rail base and extending above the bottbm of the rail, the upper end ot said hook hv ing a bend therein extending laterally of the body ot the bar, a' shoe engagingthe rail base and having a'part extending be- 125 tween the uptnrned end of the bar and the rail, and a loekingineniber inserted between a part of theishoe and the upturned end ot' the b'ar, one element of the anticreeper being formed of spring metal and sprung from a normal condition and forcing said hook down upon the top of the rail base in tending to resume .said normal condition. 8. Thecombination With a railroad rail having a base, and a Stationary part of a road bed. of an anticreeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprising a bar extending beneath the rail and having a hookon one endl thereof engaging one side of the rail base and having an upwardly-extendingportion on the other end thereof adjacent to the other side of the rail base and extending above the bottom of the rail, the upper end of said hook having a bend therein extending laterally of the body of the bar, a shoe engaging the rail base and having a part extending between the upturned end of the bar and the rail, and a spring locking member inserted between a part of the shoe and said upwardlyextending portion'of the bar and sprung from a normal condition and forcing said hook down upon the top of lthe rail base in tending to resume said normal condition.

9. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a road bed, of an anticreeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprising a bar extending vbeneath the rail and provided with means to engage the rail base, a shoe engaging the rail base and having a groove formed in a part thereof and facing one side of a part of the bar, and a locking member inserted int-o 'said groove bet-Ween a part of'the shoe and a part of the bar, one element of the' anticreeper being formed of,

spring metal and sprung from a normal condition and holding said member in place and, forcing parts ofthe anticreeper against the rail. in tending to resume said normal condition. l h

10. The combination with a railroad rail vhaving a base, and a stationary part of a yagainst the rail'in tending to resume said normal condition. y

ll. rThe combination With a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of aroad bed1 of an anticreeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprising abar extending beneath the rail and provided with means to engage the rail base, ashoe-engaging the rail base and having a groove .formed in a part thereof and facing member inserted into said groove between a part 'of the shoe and a part; of the bar, said shoe having a stop part limiting movement of said member in one direction longitudinally of the groove, one element of the 'anti- Creeper being formed of spring metal and sprung from a normal condition and holding said member in place and forcing parts ofthe anticreeper against the rail in tendingto resume said normal condition.

12. The combination vwith a railroad rail havingH al base, and a stationary part of a. road hed, of an antiereeper adapted to engage said stationary part and 'comprising a bar extending'bencath therailiand provided with means to engage the Irail base, a shoe engaging the railA base' and having a groove formed in a part thereof and facing onel side of a part of the ban'and a locking member inserted into said groove between av part ofthe shoe and a part of the bar, said lbar-"having a stop part preventing movement of said; member in' yone direction longitdinally of the groove, one element of the a-nticreeper'being formed of spring metal and sprung from a normal condition and holding said member in place and forcing parts of the anticreeper against the rail in tending to resume said normal 'Y condition. I

13. The combination With a railroad rail having a base, and a Astationary part of a road, bed, of an anticreeper adapted to eni gage 'said stationary part and comprising a" bar extending beneath the rail and provided With means to engage the rail. base, a shoe engaging the rail base and having a groove formed in a part thereof and facing one side of a part of the bar, and a locking member inserted into said groove between a part of the shoe and a part of the bar, said shoe having a stop part limiting movement of said member in one direction longitudinally of Athe groove, said bar havinga stop part preventing movement of said membei' in the reverse direction longitudinally of the groove, one element of the anticreeper being formed ofl spring metal and sprung from a' normal condition andholding said member in place and forcing parts of the anticreeper against the rail in tending to resume said normal condition. .l-l. The combination with a railroad rail having a base, and a stationary part of a r ad bed, of an anticreeper adapted to engage said stationary part and comprising a bar extending beneath the rail and provided ivith means to engage the rail base, a shoe engaging the railbase and a part of the barand having a projection extending beneath the bar and preventing downward displacement thereof, .and a locking member inserted between a part of the bar and apart of the shoe, one element of the one side of .apart of the bar, and a locking l anticreeper being formed of spring metal llO and sprung from anormal condition and holding seid member in place and forcing .parts of the anticreeperagainst the rail in tending to resume seid norm.1 condition.

l5. T he combination with n railroad rail having a base, and ar stationary part of a road bed, of an' antioreeper oomprisin e bar extending beneath the rail and having a hook on one end thereof engaging one side of the rail bse and having an upwardly extending portion on the other end thereof adjacent to the 'other side of the rail base and extending above the bottoni of the fail, a shoe engaging the rail base and a part: of the bar, 'and a locking member inserted between e part of the ber and a part; of the shoe, one element of #gie anticreeper being Devin iv. VAUGHAN.

Witnesses:

S. HARPER, A. V. Gnome. 

